History of Kilburn and West Hampstead

There has been considerable publicity recently about Adele who is performing 10 shows in Munich in August 2024.  Announcing the idea in January on Instagram, Adele said: ‘So a few months ago I got a call about a summer run of shows. I’ve been content as anything with my shows in London’s Hyde Park and my residency in Vegas, so I hadn’t had any other plans. … However, I was too curious to not follow up and indulge in this idea – a one-off, bespoke pop-up stadium designed around whatever show I want to put on? Why, Yes!! I haven’t played in Europe since 2016’. The £102M stadium has a 200 metre semi-circle stage with a 93 metre catwalk, so Adele can get close to the 75-80,000 fans in the audience. Behind her is a huge projection screen reported to have cost another £34M. Around the stadium is an ‘Adele World’ themed park. Photo of the stadium and theme park In the publicity for the show, Adele praised small venues which gave her a start early in her career, and she specifically mentio...